Irish advertising market will expand 7% this year, forecasts Core
Growth in television revenues set to be slower than in 2024, while print is expected to decline further
Mortgage drawdowns for first-time buyers hit highest level since 2007
More than 50,000 mortgages with value of €15.3 billion approved last year
European shares close at a record high as investors await rate decisions
Dutch chip company ASML leads tech stocks higher, but luxury companies tumble
Trump 2.0 underlines the feeling we are stuck ‘playing yesterday’s tape’
Groundhog Day? Welcome to the groundhog decade
St Patrick’s Day parade 2025 set to be taller
‘Every year I say the parade is going to be bigger and better. This year, I’m saying it’s going to be higher,’ says festival boss
Mr Cook goes to Washington and other tales from Trump’s inauguration
Planet Business: Executive order recap, the man who designed Melania Trump’s hat and how the television ratings compared to previous ceremonies
European stocks run out of steam as Wall Street struggles for direction
Diageo gains 4.3% on report of potential spin-off or sale of Guinness
Screen Ireland launches slate of more than 80 productions
Details of upcoming Irish film, television and animation projects announced at event held ahead of underwhelming Oscar nominations
Oscar nominations 2025: Emilia Pérez breaks record with 13 nods as Kneecap loses out
Disappointment as Kneecap misses out and no Irish actors are nominated for an award
Screen industry boosts Irish economy by €1bn amid ‘drastic’ global change
Economic analysis commissioned by Screen Ireland finds sector directly supports equivalent of 10,000 jobs amid annual fluctuations and skills gaps
Irish house prices climb at ‘still very high’ rate of 9.4%
Residential property prices continue to rise as incoming Government promises to build more than 300,000 homes by the end of 2030
Show must go on in ‘great but very troubled’ Hollywood. But how?
After the wildfires, and amid calls for the ‘glitz’ of the Oscars to be cancelled, the LA entertainment industry is plotting its way forward
LA fires lay bare the spectre of an uninsurable future
Planet Business: Meta’s non-regrettable attrition, Starbucks’ new code of customer conduct and performers signed-up for Donald Trump’s inauguration
Penneys will top up statutory maternity pay as part of new range of benefits
Supports for employees ‘across a range of parenting journeys’, including surrogacy, available for the first time
Employment growth greatest among those aged 65 and over
Monthly employee index tracks trends for payroll employees